Vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X
CVE-2016-5087
Alertus Desktop Notification before 2.9.31.1710 on OS X uses weak permissions for configuration files and unspecified other files, which allows local users to suppress emergency notifications or change content via standard filesystem operations.
EPSS: 0.006 (46.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Alertus Alertus_desktop_notification_for_os_x
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5087?
- CVE-2016-5087 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2016-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5087?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.